IBPS RRB Clerk Cut-Off: How It Works
A minimum in every section, then State-wise merit on mains marks. IBPS shows your cut-off with your result.
The RRB clerk post is officially Office Assistant (Multipurpose) in the IBPS RRB recruitment. There is no fixed pass mark. IBPS sets cut-offs after each exam: a minimum in each prelims test, then a minimum in each mains test, and final selection by rank against the vacancies in each State.
IBPS does not post RRB cut-off tables on ibps.in. Its FAQ says cut-off marks for your category and State are given with your online result. This page explains how the cut-off works and shows no numbers, because the figures you find elsewhere are compiled from result screens, not issued by IBPS.
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RRB Clerk (Office Assistant): Where the Cut-Off Applies
From the CRP RRBs XIV notification (2025-26 cycle).
Prelims
What you must clear
A minimum in both tests: Reasoning and Numerical Ability
What decides it
Enough candidates in each category are shortlisted for mains
Mains
What you must clear
A minimum score in each test
What decides it
The number of vacancies in each State
Final selection
What you must clear
Rank high enough on the mains total
What decides it
Mains marks only; no interview
| Stage | What you must clear | What decides it |
|---|---|---|
| Prelims | A minimum in both tests: Reasoning and Numerical Ability | Enough candidates in each category are shortlisted for mains |
| Mains | A minimum score in each test | The number of vacancies in each State |
| Final selection | Rank high enough on the mains total | Mains marks only; no interview |
Passing Every Section Is Not Enough
The notification says merely passing in individual tests may not be sufficient: you must also score high enough on the total, in order of merit. A candidate who clears every sectional minimum by one mark can still miss selection.
Terms in Plain Words
- Sectional cut-off
- The lowest score accepted in one test. Fall short in one and you are out.
- Corrected score
- Your marks after the penalty. A quarter of a question's marks is deducted for each wrong answer; a blank costs nothing.
- Normalisation
- When the exam runs over several sessions, IBPS adjusts scores using the equi-percentile method so a harder or easier session does not decide the result. Your rank in your session is what counts. Scores are kept to two decimals.
- State-wise merit
- RRB vacancies belong to a State, so ranking and selection happen within your State and category.
Data interpretation and arithmetic in the exam style. No signup.
Officer Scale I (RRB PO): How It Differs
Officer Scale I uses the same pattern of cut-offs in prelims (both tests) and mains (every test). The difference comes after mains. Instead of going straight to allotment, candidates are called for an interview: in each State and category, up to three times the number of declared vacancies, subject to availability. Mains scores are not shared with them until interviews are over.
The interview carries 100 marks, with a minimum of 40% (35% for SC, ST, OBC and PwBD candidates). The final score combines mains and interview in an 80:20 ratio.
Officer Scale II and III skip prelims. They take one single exam with a minimum in each test, then the same interview shortlist rule and the same 80:20 weighting.
How the Exam Tests This
RRB prelims has just two sections, and in the 2025-26 notification they are separately timed: 25 minutes for Reasoning and 20 for Numerical Ability. With only two sections, one bad section is half the paper. Candidates who lean on Reasoning and treat Numerical Ability as a bonus are the ones who fall under a sectional minimum.
Guessing makes it worse: four wrong answers wipe out one right one. In a 40-question section, a handful of blind guesses can be the gap between qualifying and not.
FAQs
What is the RRB clerk cut-off for my State?expand_more
IBPS shows it with your online result after you log in; its FAQ says the cut-off for your category and State is provided with the result. It is not posted as a public table on ibps.in.
Is there an interview for RRB clerk?expand_more
No. Office Assistant (Multipurpose) selection is on mains marks only. Officer posts have an interview.
Do RRB clerk prelims marks count in the final merit?expand_more
No. Prelims is qualifying. Only mains marks are used for the final merit list.
How many candidates are called for the RRB PO interview?expand_more
Up to three times the declared vacancies in each State and category, subject to availability, as per the CRP RRBs XIV notification.
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